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JOHN JUNKIN FRANCIS AND LOUISE CU'MMINS. FRANCIS, OFCINCINNATI,

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Y SPECIFICATION forming part of lLetters Patent No. 606,131, dated June21., 1898. y

Application tiled September l0, 1895. Serial No. 562,107. (No model.)

T0 all whom it' may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN JUNKIN FRAN- crs and LoUIsn CUMMINs FRANCIS,citizens` of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in lVashing-Machines; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as willenable oth, ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

The nature of our invention is a washin gmachine which combines in asingle structure means whereby all of the operations or steps oftreatment in cleansing fabrics may be accomplished on a single machine,thereby dispensing with separate washtubs,washboards, washboilers,detachable Wrngers, stoves for heating the water and the irons, and thelike.

The lobject that we have in view is to provide a machine in which thelabor and time required to perform an ordinary family washing arereduced to a minimum without requiring the operator to directly handlethe fabrics or immerse the hands in the water to rub the clothes.

Clothes washed in our improved machine are rapidly and thoroughlycleansed from all dirt and stains, are free from soapy odors, andpresent a pure white and wholesome appearance. 1

The leading features of our improved washin g-niachine consist, first,of a receptacleconstructed in a simple and substantial manner towithstand heat and rough-usage and provided with a partition whichdivides the receptacle in two compartments or tubs; secondly, a heater,preferably adapted for consuming a hydrocarbon fluid, such as gasolene,arranged belowl the receptacle and constructed with burners of differentheat-generating capacity, one-burner adapted to heat the water in'onecompartment up to a boiling temperature and the other burner to heat thewater in the other compartment to such a temperature as to enable it towash the fabrics in the ordinary way, such heater being so combined withthe machine that it may be turned or swung outwardly from beneath thereceptacle to stand at a right or other angle thereto and with'outdetachin g the heater from the machine, whereby the heater may be usedforheating irons, cooking, or for other domestic purposes, and, thirdly,a clotheswringer appliance which is adjustably combined with the dividedtub and which is arrangedA to sustain or carry the weight of thewringer, such wringer appliance being capable ofadjustment over thecentral partition to enablev it to be used for wringing the fab- 6o ricsout of tthe washing-compartm ent into the boiling-compartment, and alsoadapted to be adjustedover one end wall of the receptacle for thepurposev of wringing the clothes out of the boiling-compartment into atray, all of which adjustments may .be quickly effected withoutdetaching the wringer from v the machine and without fatigue or tax-ingthe strength of the operator.

Vith these and such other objects in view 7o as pertain to our inventionit consists in the combination of devices and in the novel constructionand arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

Toenable others to understand our invention, we have illustrated thepreferred embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof our wash- 8o ingmachine, showing the lid raised, the wringerattachment in position over the middle partition, and the stove orheater swung out to adapt it for use in hcatingirons, dro. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the machine with 85 the wringer outof position andthe heater adjusted beneath the receptacle'. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional View through the machine with the heater adjusted beneath thereceptacle and with the wringer adjusted at 9o y the end of thereceptacle. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through themachine on the plane indicated bythe dotted line a; @c of Fig. 2. Fig.5is'a detail View of the agitator. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the 95sectional clamp in which the agitator-shaft is fitted. Fig. 7 is adetail View of the preferred form of stove or heater which we haveinvented, showingthe form of the horizontal pipe, the vertical pipe, andthe swiveled couproo ling between said pipes, also showing the hangersby which the stove is suspended besaid receptacle.

neath the receptacle. Fig. Sis a detail de# tached perspective View ofthe preferred form of the adjustable wringer attachment, the parts beingseparated to more clearly illustrate their construction. Fig. 9 is aview of a modified construction of the adjustable wringer-support. Fig.10 is a detail view of the perforated false bottom for use in thecompartments of the receptacle. Fig. 1l isa detail view of the removablelocking-bar to hold the false bottom in place. Fig. 12 is a detail Viewof one pair of legs to support one end of the receptacle. Fig. 13 is adetail view of the brackets in which the handle-lever is to be fulcrumed. Fig. 14E is a detached view of the stop-hinge by which thecover is hung to the receptacle.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawings, referring to which- A designates the receptacle. B isthe adjustable heater or stove,and C is the adjustf` and removed byagitation wit-hout in any way rubbing the fabrics, either by hand ormechanically. On the other hand, any lowering of the temperature of thewater, either by gradually cooling of the water or by pouring cold waterinto the tub, causes the clothes to contract and retain the dirt.

We combine the heater B with our receptacle in order to heat the watereconomically and rapidly, to have the heater readily accessible andunder the con trol of the operator, and save the time and labor ofheating the water on a separate stove and transporting it tothe machine.XVe also construct the receptacle A partly of wood and partly of metalfor economy in manufacture, lightness in weight, and durability, andsaid receptacle is constructed in a novel way to resist the action ofheat from the stove B and prevent the heat from charring the woodenwalls of The receptacle consists of the side walls a a, the end walls a'a', the transverse central partition a2, and the metallic bottom a3. Thewalls a a and partition a2 are preferably made of wood and the bottom a2of galvanized sheet-steel. The side walls a a are provided near theirends with vertical grooves, in which are fitted the end edges of thewalls a', and said side walls are also provided with central grooves toreceive the edges of the middle partition a2, each end wall having nearits top edge a horizontal groove for a purpose to be explained. Thereceptacle is supported at each end by a pair of legs D D', preferablymade of strong bars of metal. The legs ofV each pairD D are bentsomewhat below the tub A, and they are braced at their lower bent endsby the metallic cross-bar CZ,- the ends of which cross-bar are bent toform the angular ends CZ', which are fitted against the opposing sidesof the legs D D and are fastened to thelegs by the short bolts orscrewsd, thereby presenting a strong structure. The upper ends of each pair oflegs are fitted against the outside of the side walls d ct of thereceptacle, and the legs are fastened to the receptacle by `means of thetie bolts or rods e e e. The upper tiebolt c passes through the legs DD', side walls a ce, and through the horizontal groove in the inner sideof the end wall a of the receptacle; but the tie-bolts e e are arrangedoutside of the end wall a' of the receptacle, the bolts c c passingthrough the legs and through the projecting ends of the side -walls a a,as shown by Fig. 3, each of said tie-bolts having ahead at one end and anut screwed on its threaded end. In building the receptacle the groovesin the side walls ct ct are filled with a binding waterproofcomposition, preferably white lead, the walls a a a'u and partition d2are assembled and properly fitted together, the legs are adjusted to theoutside of the side walls, and the tiebolts are fitted and the nutsthereon screwed up tightly, thereby binding all the parts securelytogether and securing water-tight joints where the walls are joinedtogether. The metallic bottom d3 is fastened to the lower edges of thewalls a ct/ ft2 of the receptacle in a manner to provide watertightjoints and protect the wooden walls from being charred by the heat fromthe stove B, and to the accomplishment of these ends we provide a stripor layer 0f asbestos a, which has been dipped in or saturated with Whitelead. Said strip `or layer a4 is interposed betweenl the metallic bottoma3 and the lower edges of the wooden walls, and the parts are united bystrong barbed nails a5, which are driven in alternating rows through themetallic bottom a3, the asbestos strip d'1, and into the walls a a a2,thereby securing the parts together in a simple, strong, and durableway.

E designates the lid or cover of the divided receptacle A, said lidbeing hinged at one of its longitudinal side edges to one of the sidewalls of the receptacle and having a lift or pull handle e fastened toits upper side near the free edge thereof. Each hinge, two of which areprovided, consists of two castmetal parts e" e2, one of which, e, is ofcurved form to t over the top edge of the rear side wall d and againstthe end wall a, to which walls the hinge member e is securely fastenedby screws. The other `hinge member e2 has a forked end `fitted over theedge of the cover E and screwed thereto, said forked end having anangular pendent lug c3, that fits against the outside of the end wallwhen the cover is closed down upon the receptacle.

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The member e", which is fastened to the receptacle, rises above the rearside wall a for a suitable distance, and against it is fitted one end ofthe other member e2, the parts being pivotally joined by the pivotalbolt c4. The member Ve2 has its pivotal enlarged end formed with astop-shoulder e5, which when the lid is raised to an inclined positionbeyond theperpendicular is adapted to abut against theupwardly-projecting edge of the member c, and thereby arrest the openingmovement of the lid and assist in holding the lid in the openedposition. This lid or cover E is made with a View-slot'fat its middle,over which slot is fitted a heavy pane of glass I5 f', whereby theoperator is enabled to look into the divided receptacle to ascertain thecondition of the fabrics. The lid or cover E is reinforced and preventedfrom warping under the influence of the heat and moisture arising fromthe divided receptacle A by the' lining F F', which consists of twopieces of wood united tothe inner surface of the wooden cover, with thegrain of the Wood lining running across or at right angles to the grainof the wooden cover. These lining-pieces F F are recessed at their innerends and are so arranged on the cover that their recessed ends do notobstruct the view-slot f, and said lining-pieces are smaller than thecover, so that they may iit into the compartments of the receptacle whenthe lid is closed. The lid is hung so that it may lrest squarely andsolidly upon the top edges of the receptacle, and the lining FF its uponcleats f2f3, fixed to the inside of the side and end walls of thereceptacle a suitable distance below the top edges thereof, thus formingpractically tight joints between the receptacle and its cover to pre-yvent to a great extent the escape of steam from the receptacle. Thecleats f3, which are fastened to the end walls a of the recepf tacle,arearranged over the horizontal grooves l in the said end Walls a in orderto conceal and protect the tie-bolts c', whichl are fitted in saidgrooves of the end walls. The inner adjacent ends lof the lining-piecesF F do not abut or come in contact, but are spaced apart to form a notchor slot f4, extending transversely across the inner surface of thecover,

so that when the cover is lowered the notch or slot f4 receives theupper edge of the mid-v dle partition d2.

It will be observed that the partition a2 di-A vides the receptacle Ainto two non-communicating compartments 0r tubs,wl1ich we havedesignated by the vletters A2 A3, in one of which receptacles, A2, theordinary process of washing is performed, while in vthe othercompartment A3 the operation of boiling ory steaming the clothes iseffected. Ve shall hereinafter call the compartment A2 the washing-tub7and the compartment A3 the boiling or steaming tub for the sake ofclearness. In these tubs or compartments A2 A3 are provided theagitators G G', which are substantially the same in construction, sothat a description of l one agitator will answer equally well for theother. Eachagitator consists of the spider g, having a plurality ofarms, preferably four in number, a series of pins g", the cap ring orplate g2, and the spindle or shaft g3. The arms of the spider havesockets cast on their outer ends, in which sockets are tightlytted theupper ends of the pins g', and on top of the spider is fitted the capring or plate g2, the latter having apertures formed therein at pointsto lie over the pin-sockets,whereby screws may be passed through theapertured cap-ring and into the wooden pins g in order to secure thecap-ring and the -pins to the spider g. The spindle or shaft gshas itslower end soldered and headed to the center of the spider g, and thisspindle or shaft extends upwardly from the spider a suitable distance,the spindle having two or more notches g4 formed therein.

The spindles g3, g3 of the two agitators pass through openings 714W,provided in the cover E, said agitators being arranged in the middle ofthe tubs A2 A3 of thereceptacle. The two agitator-spindles are clampedin the gears H H, which are actuated from a slidable rack-- bar H2,which is common to both and meshes nwith both of the gears H H', wherebythe two gears and the agitators are actuated simultaneously from acommon source of power.

Each gear H or H andthe spindle of each agitator is upheld and supportedby a clamp I, two of which clamps are provided on the cover E, one foreach gear and agitator. The clamp or support for each gear is made intwo parts 't' t, the former part or member t being in the form of a flatvapertured plate having a perforated pendent boss t2 and the othermember t" being formed of a i bent or angular plate which is adapted tolie upon the member t" to overhang the gear and to serve as a guide forthe slidable rack-bar H2. The lower member t' of the clamp or support isfitted dat down upon the cover E, and its pendent perforated boss t2fits in one of the openings h in said cover, this boss serving as ajournal for the short tubular shaft of the gear H or H', because theshort shaft of gear is fitted in said boss t2. The upper member t" ofthe clamp or support I has one end fitted flat down on the plate ormember t', and said partst't" are fastened together and to the IOO IIO

cover E by screws, which pass through alined holes in the two plates ormembers t' t" and 'into the cover E. The overhanging end of the angularupper member t is enlarged and formed with an eye or opening t3. Thegear is provided with the short tubular shaft h, which is rigidly unitedcentrally to the gear and which projects a short distance from each sideof the gear. This gear is fitted between the upper and lower plates t',t" of the clamp or support, and the lower end of the short tubular shaft7L fits or is journaled in the boss 2 of the lower member 1'., while theupper end of the tubularl gear-shaft 7L fits in the eye 3 at the freeoverhanging end of the upper member t'` of said Vclamp or support. The

gear is thus rotatably journaled in the twopart clamp, and through thetubular shaft h of said gear is passed the spindle or shaft g" of theagitator. This agitator-spindle and the gear are coupled together forsimultaneous rotation by means of the coupling-cap h, which is fittedover the upper end of the shaft 7L to rest upon the overhangingeye-formed end of the upper clamp member e", said coupling-cap beingprovided with athreaded socket in which is screwed a binding-screw h2,that passes freely th'rough an opening or slot h3 in the tubular shaft hand adapted to fit in one of the notches g4 in the agitatorspindle g3.It will be noted that the binding-screw h2 serves to hold the cap h, theslottedtubular gear-shaft 7L,and the agitatorspindle g3 rigidlytogether, so that the agitator will turn with the gear, and as thecoupling-cap 7L' rests upon the clamp member 'i' the agitator issuspended in the receptacle by the cap 7L', its binding-screw h2, andthe clamp member fi'. The agitator may be adjusted vertically within thereceptacle by sliding its spindle g3 through the tubular shaft 7L of thegear until the agitator is at.

the proper height, and then the screw h2 is operated tp force its pointinto one of the notches g4 in the spindle g3, thus holding theagitator-spindle rigidly coupled to the gear Il or Il.

rlhe rack-bar Il2 rests upon the lower members 't' 'i of the two spacedclam ps I I on the top of the lid E, and its cogs or teeth are arrangedto mesh with the teeth of the two gears H Il'. The rack-bar is held inproper relation to the gears by means of the adjusting wear-plates h5h5, which are slidably fitted between the rear neutral side of therack-bar and the offset or bent parts of the upper clamp members e" i',the upper ends of said plates h5 being fitted in slots formed in saidclamp members t" t" and the positions of the plates relative to therack-bar being determined by the adj Listingscrews h6, which work intapped openings provided iu the angular portions of the clamp members t"t". To one end of this rack-bar is connected a pitman J,the jointbetween the bar and pitman being a pivotal one, effected by the bolt j.This pitman is bent or made angular, and at its free end it has a notchj' provided in its lower edge. Said pitman `is loosely and detachablyconnected to the handle or lever J', the latter having a longitudinalslot i2 and a transverse bolt or pin The notched end of the pitman isfitted in the slot .72 and is dropped over the pin or boltjs, thuspermitting the pitm an to be easily and quickly detached from the leverJ when it is desired to lift the cover E, and with it the agitators, thegears, the rack-bar, and the pitman, as shown by Fig. l. The lever J isfitted and guided between the brackets J2 J 2, each Acast ina singlepiece. rlhese brackets are rigidly fastened to one end wall ofthereeeptacle and are arranged parallel to each other, and the lever Jis fnlcrumed near its lower end on a pin or boltj, which passes throughan openin gin the lever and is supported in the brackets J 2. Thesebrackets are provided on their opposing faces'and below the ful'erum jgwith l-ugsjintegral with the brackets au d arranged in the path of thelower end of the lever, so as to limit the downward movement of theupper end of the leverand preventit from dropping out of operativeposition when the pitman is detached therefrom. lVhen the lever isshoved inward toward the machine, the rack-bar II2 is moved to actuateboth gears II Il and turn both agitators G G a certain distance, and asthe lever is drawn back the rock-bar reverses the rotation of the gearsand the agitators,

whereby the agitators are caused to stir upthe contents in both tubs A2A3 of the receptacle.

The sediment and dirt eliminated from the fabrics during the operationof the machine are not permitted to remain in the water used in the tubsA2 A for subsequent washing of the fabrics. As is well known, thissediment is heavier than water and precipitates itself to the bottom ofthe receptacle. In our machine we provide t-he tubs A2 A3 with theperforated false bottoms K K', which are fitted snugly in the tubs nearthe bottoms thereof. Each perforated false bottom has cleats 7l: on itsunder side, which cleats are adapted to rest upon the metallic bottom a3of the receptacle, and each false bottom is held in place by the fixedcleats t" and by the removable locking-bar 7a2. The cleat t is fastenedto the partition c? near the lower rear corner of the tub A2 or A3, andthe locking-bar 7a2 is arranged in a vertical position 'near theopposite edge or corner of the false bottom and the tub in which saidbottom is located. locking-bar has a squared tenon 7a3, and its lowerend is adapted to fit in a notch 7u, provided in one edge of the falsebottom, so that shoulders formed on the lower end of the bar by thetenon will rest upon the false bottom and prevent it from lifting up.This locking-bar is fitted against one end wall ct of the receptacle,and its squared end lies in a notch h5, cnt in the lower edge of thefixed rail f3, so that the lockingbar cannot be lifted vertically out ofplace, and it operates efficiently to hold the false bottom againstupward movement. The locking-bar 7a2 is held aga-inst horizontaldisplacement by means of a catch r, which consists, preferably, of acast piece of metal eccentrically hung or pivoted to the rail f3 to lieover the upper end of the bar 7a2 and the notch 71:5 in the fixed railf3. To remove the false bottom when it is desired to cleanse the bottoma3, the latch 71;G is raised, the upper end of the S aid IOO IIO

strictly to a stove adapted for consuming this particular fuel, as weare aware that stoves of other constructions for utilizing` othersubstances may be substituted-such, for example, as a stove to consumeeither natural or artificial gas or an eleci'lrically-heated stove.

In our improved machine employing a divided receptacle one tub, A2, isdesigned for performing the work that is ordinarily ac-V complished bywashing the fabrics to eliminate the dirt to a certain extent, and theother tub, A3, is to complete the work by boiling or steaming thefabrics, in order to make them pure, clean, and white. XVe have foundthat to secure these results the water in the boiling or steaming tub A3must be heated to a higher temperature than is required for the water inthe washing-tub A2, and we have therefore constructed and arranged theheater B with three burners b b b2, of which the. burners ZJ/ b2 aregrouped quite close together and arranged to operate beneath the boilingor steaming tub A3, while the burner b is arrangedl to operate beneaththe washing-tub A2. These burners are similar in construction to theordinary well-known type of gasolene-burners, or they may be of anyother preferred construction, and they are so combined that one or moreburners will supply a larger volume of heat to the boiling or steamingtub than the other burner supplies to the washing-tub. The frame of thestove consists of the end pieces Z Z and the drip-pan m. These endpieces Z Z are each cast in a single piece in the form of an open-workplate to provide a slot Z and the solid bearing Z2, and

said end pieces are arranged so that openin gs in the bearings Z2 are inline with each other and the slots Z' coincide. The drip-pan m has itsends tted in the slots Z/, so as to be supported by the end pieces belowthe burners. The end pieces are rigidly coupled together by thehorizontal supply-pi pe L, and this pipe is provided with two clamps mm, which are fastened by screws m2 to the bearings Z2 of the end piecesand-by other screws m3 to the pipe L, whereby' the pipe L serves as thebinding medium to hold the ends Z Z and the drippanin proper relation toone another. The burners l) b h2 are suitably attached to the pipe L,and they communicate therewith to receive the fuel from the same. Oneend of this pipe L is closed by means of a plug or cap, as at n, but theother end of the pipe is vided receptacle.

bent horizontally to form the angular arm n',

having a short upturned end n2, which is securely attached to theswivel-coupling N, the latter serving as the means for attaching thepipe L to the vertical pipe O in a manner to permit the entire stove Bto be swung out from the receptacle A and at a right angle to saidreceptacle, as shown by Fig. l, without detaching the stove from thelaundry-inachine, whereby the stove B may be used for other domesticpurposes in addition toits primary office of heating the water in thedi- The vertical pipe O has two bends made therein atintermediate pointsof its length at 0 o to provide the horizontal branch 0', the verticalpendent branch o2, and the vertical riser or upright branch o3. Thehorizontal branch o is fitted against the end wall a' opposite from thehandle or lever J the pendent branch o2 is fitted in the front left-handcorn er of the machine, and the riser branch 03 is fitted in the backleft-hand corner of the machine. The branches o o3 are held in place bymeans of the bracket-plates Ol which embrace the branches o o3 and arescrewed to the end and back walls a' a, re-

spectively. On the upper end of the riser branch 03 is fastened thesupply-tank O2, having the usual controlling-valve, and the lower end ofthe pendent'branch o2 is fastened to the swiveled coupling N. Thismanner of bending the pipe O enables the supply-tank to be located asafe distance from the burners IOO of the stove and obviates theliability of eX- plosions of the hydrocarbon fluid, and by clamping thepipe O to the receptacle at different points it is securely braced andheld in position.

When the stove is used beneath the receptacle for heating the water inthe tubs, we omit the top plate P (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. lof the drawings to avoid confusion and to more clearly show theconstruction of the stove) in order that the full heat from the severalburners may be applied directly to the metallic bottom a3 of thereceptacle; but when the stove is swung out on the branch pipe ozandcoupling N as a pivotal center we apply the top plate P to the ends Z Zof the stove-frame. This top plate is flanged to adapt it to rest firmlyupon the stove-frame when the stove is used for heating irons, cooking,or other domestic purposes.

To strengthen the pipes L O and relieve the swivel-coupling N from unduestrain, we have provided the hanger q, which is fastened to thereceptacle A and has a horizontal foot q/ in an opening in which isfitted the lower part of the pendent branch 02 of the pipe O, wherebythe foot braces .the pipe O and prevents it from being twisted out ofposition as the stove B isswung back and forth on the swivel-coupling Nto adjust it beneath or out from the receptacle A. XVe Vvhave alsoprovided another hanger Q near the opposite end 'of the machine7 thelatter hanger being rigidly fastened to the receptacle and having itslower end provided with an inclined notch q2, which forms a seat for theclosed end of the pipe L. Vhen the stove B is adjusted beneath thereceptacle, the pipe L and stove are lifted slightly, so that the end ofthe pipe L may fit into the inclined seat q2 in the hanger Q, wherebythe stove is suspended beneath the receptacle clear off the floor andits burners are adjusted close to the metallic bottom of the receptacleto better apply the iiame and heat thereto.

R R designate the shields, of metal, which are fastened to the loweredges of the receptacle around the sides and ends thereof and which areextended or projected suitable distancesbelow the bottom of thereceptacle, the shields R' at the ends of the receptacle being extendedlower down than the shield at the front of the receptacle, the frontshield terminating above the end shields for the purpose of permittingthe stove B to be swung out or in below the receptacle without hindrancefrom the shield. These shields serve a threefold purpose-i. e., toprotect the flames from the burners from drafts of wind, to conline theheat below the receptacle as much as possible, and to protect the paintor finish on the receptacle from the blistering or marring effects ofthe heat.

On the front and back or side walls a a of the receptacle we apply themetallic brace plates or straps r fr, which are perforated to permitscrews to pass through the walls a a and into the central partition a2to secure the latter iirmly in place.

S S designate ordinary spigots or draw-off cocks which are soldered andriveted to the metallic bottom a3 of the receptacle, so as tocommunica-te with the tubs A2 A3 to empty the water. These cocks havethreaded nipples at their lower ends to enable hose-couplings to bescrewed thereon for the purpose of conducting the water off to anydesired place of discharge.

XVe will now proceed to describe our adjustable wringer-support C, bymeans of which a wringer may be adjusted in place over the partition co2or over the end wall a at the end of the machine where the handle J isapplied, or the wrin ger may be held out of place when the cover E islowered, all of which adjustments may be quickly and easily effectedwithout detaching and attaching the wringer proper to the machine andwithout requiring the attendant to lift and handle the wringer. In thepreferred construction of the wringersupport C (shown more clearly byFig. 8 of the drawings) we employ a swinging crane, which consists of astraight horizontal bar or arm c and a brace c', the latter having oneend attached to the bar or arm c and being bent downwardly away from thebar, as shown. The bar c and its brace c are pivotally attached byvertical bolts to brackets c2, which' are fastened one below the otheron the outside of the receptacle A at points about midway between thepartition a and the end wall a of the boiling or steaming tub A3,whereby the crane may be swunghorizontally to bring its free or unconnedend opposite either the partition t2 or end wall d of said tub A3. Onthis crane is mounted a swiveled bracket T, which consists of ayoke-shaped metallic part which is placed in an upright position on thearm or bar c near the free end of the crane, and which bracket ispivotally attached to the crane by means of the bolt t, which passesthrough the head of the bracket T, the bar c, andthe brace c', wherebythe single bolt t unites the bracket, bar, and brace c together. Thisswiveled bracket serves as the support for the wringer-bar U, which hasone end fitted between the jaws of the bracket T and is pivotallyfastened to the same by a horizontal bolt t', which passes through thejaws of the bracket and the end of the bar U to enable said bar to swingin a vertical plane, and said pivoted end of the wringer-bar has a notchwhich forms the shoulder u, said shoulder bei'ng adapted to strikeagainst the head or cross bar of the yoke-shaped bracket when thewringer-bar is turned to an upright position and thereby limit or arrestthe swinging movement in a vertical direction of the wringer-bar.

The wringer proper, U', may be of any preferred construction, and it isclamped or fastened inA a suitable way to the wringer-bar.

This wringer U may remain attached at all times to the wringer-bar U,because the crane and the bar T are adjustable in such a manner thatthewringer does notinterferc with the Operations of the washing-machine;but for the sake of convenience we employ an ordinary wringer, which, asis well known, is usually equipped with means for clamping it in place.

T0 hold the crane and wringer securely in place when it is adjusted foruse on the machine, we employ fastening devices V V', adapted to engagewith the crane, one fastener, V, being arranged close to 'the partition0,2, so as to engage with the free end of the crane when the wringer' isadjusted over the partition a2, while the other fastener, V', is placedclose to the end wall a of the tub A3 to engage with the crane when thelatter is swung around to support the wrin ger over the end wall ct forthe purpose of wringing the clothes out of the tub 'A3 into a tray orother support, which may be placed upon the lever J and itssupporting-brackets. Each fastener V and V consists of a cast platehaving spaced jaws QJ, and in the jaws of each fastener -plate is formedverticallyalined openings e', through which may be passed a locking pinor key r2, which is attached to the receptacle by means of a cord orchain. The fastener is attached to the receptacle in ICO IIO

such a position that the free end of the cranej the receptacle, and thepin o2 can be readily slipped through the perforated jaws and thevertical opening in the end of the crane, whereby the crane is held in alocked stationary position on the receptacle. To adjust the wringer overthe partition a2, the lid E is raised, and then the crane is swunghorizontally until it lies parallel to the receptacle and its free endl'its in the fastener V. The swiveled bracket T is turned horizontallyon its vertical pivot, so that the bar U and the wringer attachedthereto can be lowered or swung over the partition a2, the bar U restingon the partition a2 and the free end of the bar U fitting in the notchformed between the free ends of the lining-pieces F F. The outer end ofthe bar U is securely held by the bracket T and crane, while its innerend is confined by the notch in the lid E; but to securely hold the barand wringer in place we provide the holding-plates u2, which are pivotedto opposite sides of the bar U and are adapted to be turned down toembrace the sides of the 4partition a2. To throw the wringer out ofposition, the plates u2 are raised clear of the partition a2. The wringerbar U and wringer are lifted or turned on the horizontal bolt t'until the shoulder u strikes the head of the bracket T, and then thebar, wringer, and bracket T are turned on the vertical bolt t aroundparallel to the tub. Thebar U and wringer may stand in an uprightposition, or they may be turned down parallel to the receptacle; but ineither position the bar and wringer are out of the way of the lid E,which can be closed downtightly over the receptacle. To wring theclothes out of the boiling` or steaming tub A8 onto a tray at the end ofthe receptacle, the crane is released from the fastener V. support T,bar U, and wringer `are swung horizontally out from the tub and backagain parallel thereto in order to reverse the position of the crane andenable its free end to be held by the fastener V', after which thebracket T is turned around and the bar and wringer are lowered over theend wall a of the tub A3, the plates u being adjusted to clasp the endwall a' and assist in holding the bar VU and wringer in position overthe end wall.

In the modified construction of our wringersupport shown by Fig. 9 weemploy a stationary bar X, which is fastened in a horizontal position onthe outside of the receptacle alongside of the tub A2 by means of thebrackets a, and on this bar X is fitted the slidable cross-head Y, whichis adapted to be moved along the bar X. To this cross-head or slide Y ispivotally attached the casting yby means of a horizontal bolt, and thiscasting has one end of the wringer-bar fastened thereto, a

Wringer being suitably attached or clamped to said bar. The Wringer-barcan be turned vertically on the cross-head to adj ust the bar andwringer out of the way of the lid E, and the cross-head, the bar, andthe wringer canl The crane,

be moved horizontally on lthe stationary bar X to bring the Wringer overthe partition a2 or over the end wall a of the tub A2, as will bereadily understood.

The operation of our machine may be described as follows: The perforatedfalse bottoms are placed in position, the stove is adj usted beneath thereceptacle,and the wringer held outside of the receptacle. The tubs A2A2 are nearly filled with clean soft water and the burners b b b2 arethen lighted. Vhen the water boils in tub A3, enough warm water from thetub A2 is dipped into A2 to fill it nearly to the cleats f2 f3, afterwhich the tub A2 is filled to the same height with fresh water, thusbringing the relative telnperatures of the water in the two tubs to theproper points. An abundant quantity of previously-dissolved soap is thenput in the two tubs, about twice as much soap being placed in thewashing-tub A2 as in the boiling or l steaming tub A2. The washing-tubA2is now filled moderately full with soiled clothes, the lid is closeddown on the receptacle, the pitman is connected to the handle or lever,and the lever is worked briskly for two or three minutes to work bothagitators G-G, after which the clothes in the tub A2 are turned overwith a poke-stick to loosen them up, and the agitators are again workedby operating the lever for a short time. The lid is now raised, thewringer is adj usted in the manner described over the partition d2, andthe clothes from tub A2 are passed through the wringer into the tub A2.The tub A2 is then refilled with other soiled clothes, the wringer isadjusted out of the way, the lid is closed, and the lever J againoperated to work both of the agitators, so that the two tubs Vare inoperation, the clothes in tub A2 being washed while the clothes in tubA3, which have been previously washed in tub A2, are being boiled andsteamed, and at the same time they are agitated while the boiling andsteaming op- TOO IIO

erations are under way. The lid E is again raised, the wringer isreversed and adjusted over the end wall a of the tub A2, andf theclothes from the boiling-tub A3 are passed through, the wringer upon thetray orl other receptacle placed on the brackets to receive the clothes.The wringer is now swung around and adjusted over the middle partitiona2, the

`clothes in the washing-tub A2 are passed through the wringer into theboiling-tub A2, the washing-tubis again filled with the clothes, the lidis closed, and the operations are repeated until all the clothes havebeen washed.

The fire is now extinguishechthe temperature of the water'is reduced asmay be necessary, and the colored clothes, which are not to be boiled,are passed through the tubs in the manner described. As a large part ofthe dirt `which is eliminated from the clothes settles beneath'theperforated false bottoms, the colored clothes may be washed ordinarilyin the same water that is used for Washin g the white clothes. A\Vhenthe washing is completed, the

water is drawn off through the cocks, the tubs cleansed of sediment bytaking out the false bottoms and replacing them, the tubs are again'filled with clean water, and the bluing is placed in the tub A3.- Theclothes may now be rinsed by agitation for a minute or two in the tubA2. rlhey are then passed through the wringer into the bluing-tub A3,again agitated, and then wrung ont upon the trav, the rinsing and blningprocess going on at the same time in the respective tubs. During thisentire process the wringer is not detached at any time from the machinenoris it necessary to lift by hand; but said wringer can in a moment bethrown back out of the way of the lid, or it can be adjusted either tothe middle of the machine or at the end thereof. As soon as the clothesare boiled the stove B can be swung out from beneath the receptaclewithout detaching it from the machine, and the stove can be used forironing purposes, cooking, or other domestic work.

lVe are aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts and inthe details of construction herein shown and described as the preferredembodiment of our invention may be made by a skilled mechanic withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of ourinvention, and we therefore reserve the right to make such modificationsand alterations as fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a receptacle having separate compartments, and awringer-carrier arranged exteriorly to the receptacle and movable bodilyin a horizontal direction thereon to a position opposite an end wall ofeither compartment of said receptacle, as and for the purposesdescribed.

2. The combination with a receptacle divided by a partition into twocompartments, of a wringenearrying bar, and means substantially such asdescribed for supporting1 said bar whereby the bar may be held over thepartition or over an end wall of the receptacle, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

3. The combination with a receptacle, of a pivoted wringencarrying baradapted to be turned vertically, andan adjustable support for saidwringer-bar to hold the same over the partition Vor one end of the tub,substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. The combination with a divided recep tacle, of a crane, a swiveledbracket carried thereby, and a wringer-bar attached to said bracket,substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination with a divided receptacle, of a swinging cranepivotedto the re ceptacle, means for locking` said crane in either of itsadjusted positions, and a wringerbar carried by the crane, substantiallyas described.

U. The combination with a divided receptacle, of a pivoted reversiblecrane, a bracket swiveled to the crane, and a wringer-bar carried by thebracket, substantially as and for the purposes described.

'7. The combination with a divided receptacle, of a notched or recessedlid for said receptacle, a pivoted wringer-bar adapted to iit in thenotch or recess of said lid and having fasten ers for engaging with thereceptacle to detachably connect said bar to said receptacle, and amovable support for the wringerbar, substantially as described.

S. The combination with a receptacle havin g a transverse partitioinof areversible crane pivotally supported in t-he receptacle between one endthereof and the partition, a vertical bracket swiveled by a verticalbolt on the free end of the crane and supported thereon to turn in ahorizontal plane, and a wringerbar pivoted to the bracket by ahorizontal bolt to adapt said bar to turn in a vertical plane, wherebythe wringer-bar may be turned on its pivotal bolt to clear thereceptacle and the bracket can be adjusted to fold with the wringer-baralongside of the receptacle, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

t). The combination of a receptacle, provided with a notched cleat f3near its upper end, a perforated false bottom fitted on the bottom ofsaid receptacle and having a notch 7a4, a vertical locking-bar havingits lower end litted in the notched false bottom and its upper endseated in the notched cleat, and a catch to drop over the upper end ofthe locking-bar and hold the same within the notched cleat,substantially as and for the purposes described.

l0. The combination with a receptacle, of the pendent hanger q attachedto said receptacle, a supply-pipe attached to the receptacle and havingits lower end fitted in the hanger q, another hanger attached to the0pposite end of the receptacle and provided With a seat at its lowerend, a heater having a horizontal pipe which, when the heater isadjusted below the receptacle, its in the scat of the lastanentionedhanger, and a swiveled couplingl which unites the supply-pipe and theheater-pipe and furnishes a hinge on which the heater may be swung outbodily from the receptacle, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

In testimony whereof we hereunto set our names in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN JUNKIN FRANCIS. LOUISE CUMMINS FRANCIS.

lith esses:

'Janus B. Lewis,

NELLIE C. SATTER'FIELD.

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